Plant receptacle



Aug. `15, 1950 E. WHITE y PLANT RECEPTACLE Filed June l0, 1946 I :mentor :EVEFEEJL Whit E Attorneys Patented Aug. 15, Y1950 lUfNfllEl) STA/TES PATENT 2,519,161; y

` affinita"'nnorzr'frnenr., .eterea White, Albany, .ohio Application innen), 194e, iserial No. s755113 This inventionrelates tofsplashp'roof receptacle fior holding-and maintainingfplants :in *a `fmoist condition for a considerable gperiod without .the necessity `of-vvateringftheplant.

A primary object of the present invention is `reservoir "for `maintaining :the 'plant in a *moist condition for a relatively long period of time without the necessity of adding additional water or other liquid to the plant or receptacle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle possessing the aforedescribed characteristics which is so constructed that the Water contained in the reservoir thereof is substantially enclosed to prevent splashing or spilling incident to moving the receptacle and the rplant contained therein.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodi-l ment thereof, and wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a substantially central vertical sectional view, on a reduced scale of the receptacle;

Figure 3 is a similar view showing a removable plant container disposed within the receptacle, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the removable plant container.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the improved plant receptacle in its entirety and which includes an annular chamber 5 having an cuter Wall 1, an inner Wall 8, an annular top wall S and a bottom wall I0. The bottom Wall El in addition to closing the bottom of the chamber or reservoir 5 has a central portion, forming an integral part thereof, Awhich forms the bottom of the well II. The inner wall S denes the vside wall of the well II and the annular top wall 9 and the upper edge of the inner Wall 8 denne the open upper end of `said Well II.

The innerwall 8 is provided with an opening I2 adjacent a portion of the bottom l0 in which the outturned end I3 of a tube or pipe I4 is disposed. The tube I4 extends upwardly inthe reservoir 6 and has its opposite end dispo-sed beneath and adjacent to the top Wall 9. The inner 2 Claims. (ICI. L7-3.8)

Wall -fis providedwith :one :or morei'openings I5 -adj acent'athebottom als@ which lforms .1a-'communie -eating vport :or ports :between lthe well :I-FI 4and vreservoir tor. annular: eontainerf-.l

An lopen litop :container i5 .having Jannnlar side @wall Vand a .substantially .hat lbottom, Yis adapted to `'be :mounted zin Athe 'Weil ,I1I twith :the 'bottom thereof resting lonthe central tportion :of .the rbottom E10. The external ,diameter .of :the container isfsomewhatlsmaller than=therinter :nalldia-meter .of the @wall rso thatfafspace will be provided therebetween. The-.container I 6 fisiprovided with one or more openings I'I in the side wail thereof and adjacent its bottom.

A tube I8 is provided with a curved end I9 which is sized to detachably t into the tube end I3. The tube I8 is of suicient length so that when the end portions I3 and I9 are joined, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, the tube I8 will extend upwardy to above the top of the receptacle 5.

Assuming that the tubes I 4 and I8 are connected, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, to ll the reservoir 6, Water or other liquid, not shown, is poured into the well II and will flow through the opening or openings I5 into the reservoir 6. The air in the reservoir 6 will be vented through the connected tubes I4 and I8 so that the Well II and reservoir 5 can be filled to adjacent the top of the receptacle 5. The opening or openings I5 are then closed as by placing the finger thereagainst after which the receptacle 5 is tilted to pour the water from the well I I. As the reservoir 6 will be sealed to prevent the entrance of air thereto during this operation, the Water will be retained in the reservoir 6 while being emptied from the Well II. The tube I8 can then be removed and the container It positioned in the well II, as illustrated in Figure 3. The container I6 is adapted to contain a plant and it will be readily apparent that the water or other liquid from the reservoir 6 will flow from the openings I5 into the well space II surrounding the container I6 and through the opening or openings I'I into the container I6 for maintaining the plant contained therein in a moist condition, until all of the liquid has been dispensed from the annular reservoir 6. It will thus be readily apparent that the reservoir 6 Will function to maintain the plant in a, moist condition for a long period of time. Further, it will be readily apparent that the receptacle 5 with the container E6 and plant, not shown, supported thereby, may be moved about Without danger of splashing the water or other liquids therefrom. The reservoir 6 can be emptied by engaging the tubes I4 and I8, and inverting 3 the receptacle 5 so that the liquid will ow outwardly through the conduit I4, I8, while the reservoir 6 is being vented through the opening or openings I5.

Obviously, the drawing and preceding description merely disclose a simple embodiment of the invention and numerous modications and changes are contemplated and may be resorted to, including variations in the shape of the receptacle 5 and in the number, location and size of the communicating openings between the reservoir and plant container. Also, the receptacle 5 mair be constructed with the inner wall thereof spaced from the bottom of the receptacle to lfacilitate manufacture and to eliminate the necessity of providing the openings I5. Other modications and changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A plant holder comprising a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom, said receptacle having an upwardly opening well in the central portion thereof and a reservoir formed in a side wall and at least partially surrounding said Well, said reservoir being closed except for a passage adjacent its bottom communicating with the bottom portion of the well, vent means for venting air from the upper portion of said reservoir to permit water to flow from the reservoir to the well through said passage, said vent means opening into the well adjacent its bottom and 4 into the reservoir adjacent its top whereby water from the reservoir will be prevented from rising in the well above the level of the upper edge of the end of the vent means which opens into the well or the upper edge of said passage.

2. A plant holder as in claim 1, said vent means comprising a, tube disposed in the reservoir having a lower end opening into the well and an upper end opening into the reservoir and adjacent the top thereof, and a second tube having one end detachably connected to the lower end of the rst mentioned tube and extending upwardly therefrom through the well, the opposite end of the second tube opening above the well and cooperating with the rst mentioned tube for venting the reservoir while it is refilled through said passage by water supplied to the Well.

EVERETT WHITE.

REFERENCES CITED VThe following references are of record in the le of vthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Nov. 28, 1893 Number Number 

